279 Fawcett Road Southsea PO4 0LB

Awaiting decision 26/00676/CPE
Admin / procedural
Council
Portsmouth 3.4/10
Date received
4 Jun 2026
Date validated
5 Jun 2026
Postcode
PO4 0LB

Description

Application for Certificate of Lawful Development for existing use as seven bedroom house in multiple occupation

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Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2021 Withdrawn
Application for a certificate of lawful development for existing use as House in multiple…
21/01369/CPE
2020 With conditions
Change of use from C4 (multiple occupation) to mixed C3 (dwelling house) and C4 (multiple…
20/01048/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
50 Chetwynd Road Southsea PO4 0NB
Change of use from house in multiple occupation (Class C4) to 8 person/8 bedroom house in…
25/01505/FUL
2025 Approved
50 Chetwynd Road Southsea PO4 0NB
Construction of single storey rear extension, extending 5m beyond the rear wall, with a h…
25/00042/GPDC
2025 Approved
6 Wheatstone Road Southsea PO4 0LJ
Construction of single storey side and rear extension, extending 6m beyond the rear wall…
25/00032/GPDC
2024 With conditions
252 Fawcett Road Southsea PO4 0LF
Change of use from House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4) to purposes falling within Cla…
24/00501/FUL
2024 With conditions
57 Chetwynd Road Southsea PO4 0LZ
Change of use from House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4) to purposes falling within Cla…
24/00418/FUL
2024 With conditions
51 Chetwynd Road Southsea PO4 0LZ
Change of use from House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4) to purposes falling within Cla…
24/00417/FUL
2024 With conditions
55 Chetwynd Road Southsea PO4 0LZ
Change of use from House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4) to purposes falling within Cla…
24/00416/FUL
2024 Approved
3 Edmund Road Southsea PO4 0LL
Construction of single storey rear extension; extending 6m from the rear wall, with a max…
23/00088/GPDC
2022 Approved
42 Norman Road Southsea PO4 0LP
Change of use from House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4) to dwelling house (Class C3) o…
22/00552/FUL
2021 With conditions
305 Fawcett Road Southsea PO4 0LE
Change of use from House of Multiple Occupation (Class C4) to seven bedroom/seven person…
21/00071/FUL
2022 Withdrawn
279 Fawcett Road Southsea City Of Portsmouth PO4 0LB
Change of use from House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4) to House in Multiple Occupatio…
22/00981/FUL
2022
6-8 Delamere Road Southsea Portsmouth PO4 0JA
Conversion of existing buildings (6 & 8) from motor garage (with flat over) to 2 no, dwel…
22/01201/FUL
2022 With conditions
59 Darlington Road Southsea PO4 0ND
Change of use from House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4) to purposes falling within Cla…
22/00551/FUL
2022 With conditions
295 Fawcett Road Southsea PO4 0LB
Change of use from House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4) to dwelling house (Class C3) o…
22/00379/FUL
2021 With conditions
291 Fawcett Road Southsea PO4 0LB
Change of use from House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4) to purposes falling within Cla…
21/00634/FUL
2021 Refused
8 Edmund Road Southsea PO4 0LL
Change of use from dwelling house (Class C3) to house in multiple occupation (Class C4).
21/01256/FUL
2020 With conditions
52 Chetwynd Road Southsea PO4 0NB
Change of use from house in multiple occupation (Class C4) to purposes falling within Cla…
20/01316/FUL
2021 Withdrawn
40 Darlington Road Southsea PO4 0NF
WITHDRAWN - NO LONGER CONSIDERED A MATERIAL CHANGE Change of use from house in multiple o…
21/00156/FUL
2020 Withdrawn
16 Wheatstone Road Southsea PO4 0LJ
Construction of conservatory to rear of property
20/00585/HOU
2019 With conditions
273 Fawcett Road Southsea PO4 0LB
Change of use from shop and store to 1-bedroom flat and 1-bedroom dwellinghouse; external…
19/01597/FUL
2017
1 Edmund Road Southsea PO4 0LL
Change of use from purposes falling within Class C4 (house in multiple occupation) to a 7…
17/01215/FUL
2017 With conditions
5 Edmund Road Southsea PO4 0LL
Change of use from purposes falling within class C4 ( house in multiple occupancy) to a 8…
17/01329/FUL
2016 With conditions
270 Fawcett Road Southsea PO4 0LG
Construction of single storey rear extension
16/01394/HOU
2016 Approved
26 Edmund Road Southsea PO4 0LL
Change of use from house in multiple occupation (Class C4) to purposes falling within Cla…
16/01343/FUL
2016 Approved
7 Delamere Road Southsea PO4 0JA
Construction of single storey rear extension
16/00049/GPDC
Portsmouth
Planning Authority Score
3.4/10
Poor
#221 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Portsmouth is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #205 out of 292. 50% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 40% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
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Portsmouth decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #170 of 292
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #151 of 292
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #205 of 292
50%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #226 of 292
59%
Minor dwellings approved
37 decided (1-9 homes)
89%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
78%
Change of use approved
115 decided
624
Total decisions
80 refused in 2025
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings